To make a word wheel, you will need two paper plates, a paper fastener, scissors, and a pen or marker.

Here’s how to make one:

1. Cut two square holes in a paper plate for the rotating letters to show through.

2. Attach the two paper plates with a paper fastener.

3. Write your word endings on the top plate.

4. Turn the bottom plate and fill in letters to complete your words.

I used sat, cat, hat, bat and tan, can, ran, pan.

Owen enjoys just picking up his wheel and practicing the words, which is a great thing for him to do! I put some “hints” on the plate to help him remember the sounds – “-at sounds like cat” and “-an sounds like can.”

While you have the paper plates out, it might also be fun to make a clock – this is a great way to learn what the minute hand means.